Etiket: duty
Bloodless Cuba | The duty
Since the death of Fidel Castro in November 2016, Cuba no longer often makes the headlines. Should we conclude that the country, by losing its tutelary but controversial figure, has…
“Dangerous species”, Sergei Shikalov | The duty
Born in Russia in 1986, Sergei Shikalov moved to France in 2016. In his first novel, written in his adopted language, the author recalls that in the 1990s, thanks to…
“Majesty”, Candide Proulx | The duty
“I’m an average good-looking woman in my mid-40s, fairly intelligent, but with too many tabs open […]separated and still in one piece, a late bloomer flirting lost in the damned…
Feminisms and pragmatisms | The duty
The resignation of Madame Émilise Lessard-Therrien causes a political earthquake. It raises questions about the effective place of women within Québec solidaire. Certainly, several of the structures are equal (co-spokespersons…
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the counter-revolutionary | The duty
Destiny does not come to pick you up at your doorstep early in the morning to take you to the summits. At most he gives you an ambiguous sign, from…
Lack of judgment | The duty
Students occupy a very limited space on the McGill University campus and demonstrate peacefully to denounce an alleged genocide. We understand that they are illegally occupying private space. But should…
“Best of”, Bruce Springsteen | The duty
In 1995, the Greatest Hits. In 2024, the Best Of. Note the nuance of meaning. The Bruce of the time was triumphant, marking the occasion with “great successes”. Sales and…
Your lasting immobility | The duty
Madam Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Geneviève Guilbault, I speak to you today with sincere concern about our province’s sustainable mobility policy. It’s time to speak up: your political…
“IV”, Caravan | The duty
Rock is dead, barks the pack. Never mind, Caravane comes back. Flattens the mutts, overcomes the bumps, does its best, takes on the chaos. “Me, I’m looking for trouble,” shouts…
Emasculate through laughter | The duty
In the charcuterie section, these are “salamis of easy virtue”. Even my father — known as an anti-feminist because he couldn’t stand Lise Payette — warned me never to depend…
“Porcelain”, Radiant Baby | The duty
Already, the ultra-stylized cover of Porcelain plot. A still life draped in purple satin composed of a mask (porcelain, of course), a martini, crystal and analog telecommunications objects. Logically, we…
“Fearless Moment,” Kamasi Washington | The duty
After two imposing albums of spiritual and orchestral jazz-funk, Californian composer and tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington takes a (small) stylistic step aside by offering what he describes as a “danceable”…
Making progress | The duty
Have you noticed the swallows circling in the sky this year? It is they, for so long, who made spring. Not anymore. No more swallows. My favorite, the tree swallow,…
Mr. Modi’s authoritarian spiral | The duty
The size of the Indian economy has almost doubled since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power ten years ago, as has the number of billionaires, while the job market…
Who is Solange Crevier? | The duty
Solange Crevier, 60, has been convicted several times for fraud and the production of false documents since the early 2000s. The dutyreveals Monday that she was one of the leaders…
Heading for Témiscamingue | The duty
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook Summer is coming, soon the time to explore one of the most attractive territories in western Quebec. A natural and cultural…
Why do forests burn? | The duty
With summer fast approaching, we risk hearing about forest fires again. But is it normal for forests to burn? What starts this kind of fire? Mélanie explains everything to you…
“Lysis”: choir queens | The duty
It is in vain that one would look for togas and temples in the Lysis signed by Fanny Britt and Alexia Bürger, and which, after two cancellations due to a…
I like the economy | The duty
It took me a while to like economics. During my youth, I only saw it as a matter of greedy people, loving to make money while ignoring essential things, and…
Should we reread… John Steinbeck? | The duty
Some authors seem immortal, others sink into oblivion. After a while, what’s left? In its monthly series Should we reread…?, The duty revisits one of these writers with the help…